Now that Lt. Gov. John Cherry has
dropped out, longtime political analyst and reporter Tim Skubick says Joe
Dumars should consider running for governor, which I don’t disagree with. I
like Joe. And he’s certainly qualified in that I don’t think the job takes any
special qualifications. You just have to be smart, know when and how to lean on
people and how to not get frustrated at seldom getting your way. My only
question would be which Joe we’d get. Would we get the Joe Dumars who acquired Ben
Wallace, Chauncey Billups and Rip Hamilton, or would we get the Joe who made
one of the worst draft picks in history, choosing Darko Milicic over Carmelo
Anthony, Chris Bosh and Dwayne Wade, all of whom turned into franchise-changing
stars?

Oh, what the heck, forgive and forget. Joe
for Governor! Hey, why stop there, though? Joe for governor and Isiah Thomas
for lieutenant governor with Vinnie Johnson filling in at times for each. What
a great backcourt. What a great administration.

By the way, I was sorry to see John Cherry
drop out. It would have been neat (and probably beneficial) to have a governor
with Flint ties. Plus, he’s a smart guy who’d have been a good governor.

To be honest, my initial reaction to Dayne
Walling signing a cooperation pact with City Council members was a groan. It’s
too icky sweet, for one. It’s also a bit pointless. What happens when they have
legitimate disagreements? Do they sign divorce papers? Split up the china? On
second thought, though, a cooperation pact is better than the open declaration
of war we had between the Council and mayors Stanley and Williamson. That
served nobody’s purposes and hurt the city. So, OK, Mr. Mayor/councilcreatures,
pact away. If you all start hugging, though, I may have to check my glucose
level.

It’s January 8 and I’ve already broken or
given up on all my resolutions. A new record! Next year I plan to resolve to
break my resolutions even faster, thereby ensuring that I won’t. That make
sense?

Can I be un-American for just a moment?
Good. Why the heck are we bothering with a trial for underpants bomber Umar
Farouk Abdulmutallab? We know he did it. There’s no “alleged” when your
underwear is smoking, is there?

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